'The medicine is laughter': Mātua Care's mafutaga connects elders in Australia

Pacific Pulse Podcast
04/12/2024 24 min
'The medicine is laughter': Mātua Care's mafutaga connects elders in Australia

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Disability support worker Koke Pita created Mātua Care to help Pasifika elders beat loneliness, meeting fortnightly to dance, talanoa and make friends.

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